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[Jul. 14th, 2009|10:14 pm] |
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ONE question away from an A on my editing midterm!!! Rah!!!
Btw, I had no idea that "also" was an adverb. I really should have, but yeah. Well, now I know.
In other news, Jon (one of the docs who's more of a friendly guy than a doc) gave me his grant to proofread this afternoon. Only 15 pages, so I figured I could get it back to him by tomorrow afternoon if I worked all night on it. But no - he gave me 2 hours. 2!! All I could really do was insert commas, switch some which's to that's, and fix some typos, and that still took 2.5 hours. I handed it back to him saying that there was so much more I had wanted to work on but there just wasn't time. Guess that wasn't the nicest thing to say? LOL |
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| summer time |
[Jul. 12th, 2009|11:19 pm] |
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I'm not a huge fan of Fall, but I have to say that Summer is my least favorite season. Totally didn't use to be, especially when I was in school as a kid, but now it just equals really hot days. And unfortunately, my body can't seem to control its temperature, so heat makes me go haywire. My intestines practically give out, I can't think straight, I get really nauseated, and I tend to become particularly weak.
The good side of all this, though, is that I lose all the weight I put on during the holiday season back in December! It's like getting an enema every day! ;)
You all so wanted to know that. |
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| Twilight - the movie (aka the most ridiculous shit ever) |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|12:18 pm] |
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Jess, Jake, and I all watched Twilight together yesterday at Jess's place. OMG it was like MST3K but without the robots. I don't think we let more than 30 seconds go by at any point in the "film" without making cracks or just ripping into it.
Poor Jess. She had to take a break in the middle of it because it was just getting to be too much for her. And once we got to the climax, she had an honest to god breakdown! Jake and I thought she was just being funny at first but she was literally crying cause it was so bad and so ridiculous that it just hurt. And she actually headdesked!
Sorry to offend anyone who really liked the movie, but if you did, can you tell me why? Cause I honestly don't see one redeeming thing in it. I will grant you that Edward's character actually made sense and could have been great if written by a different author *coughMarySuecough* and put alongside different characters. But everything else felt like it was the author's fantasy where she was Bella and everyone loved her instantly despite the fact that she was kinda a bitch to them, where vampires will protect and accept her, and where the crazy!stalker isn't actually going to hurt her but is just "a scared little boy behind the crazy and just needs a hug" - as Jess put it. |
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| Craziness on the freeway |
[Jul. 4th, 2009|08:48 pm] |
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In my hour of driving to and from and then to again to my boss's house for dogsitting, two crazy things happened on the freeway:
On the 405 S, almost at my exit, I almost hit a big dog running down the side of the freeway! I pulled over and hopped out of the car to chase after him before I realized that I wasn't wearing any shoes. Lol so there I am, running north on the southbound 405, barefoot, chasing after a big dog, and getting honked at my cars that must think I'm nuts. After a few hundred yards I stopped cause the dog just wasn't turning back.
Then when I was driving back North to return to the dogs, two cars collided on the 101 right in front of me! Drove over car parts and everything. Not sure how it happened but the one that got hit spun around in at least one full circle. I couldn't see if there was blood or anything but I figured I should call 911 just in case. It took forever to dig my phone out of my purse and by then others might have called (though knowing the bystander effect, probably not as many as should have), but I called anyway. Stupid phone fucking lost the call twice!! The second time, I had just started talking to an operator when it dropped me, so CHP called me back and asked for more info. If I heard the guy right, I actually was the first one to call in the accident. Hope I got the call in in time if there were any serious injuries.
Anyways, hope y'all are having a good holiday! I'm surfing the internet, watching X-files on my boss's huuuuge tv, and eating left over eggplant. Not a bad night. |
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| Shit Damn Piss |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|10:29 pm] |
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I got a C on my last editing assignment! A 78% ! WTF are you doing, Cory?
Dammit, this is not how I'm going to get through this course. From now on, I'm going to have to work my ass off in it and that's all there is too it. I'm NOT an editing genius (though I hope to be one day) and I'm NOT some quick learner who can get through this material in one pass, it seems.
But this IS something that I want to do very badly so I WILL make myself good at it.
*determined snort* |
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| Nijiya Market in Little Osaka |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|01:13 am] |
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This isn't exactly a new area for me since this is where I go for ramen and boba, but Sunday was the first time I've ever shopped at this chain of Japanese grocery stores. Gah I love it! Definitely felt a bit embarrassed though because I was obviously white, my cart was overflowing, and I spent a very long time reading labels and making out the romanji for all the spices and liquids. But my cashier was a black dude rocking out to old school Savage Garden, which made me feel much better. :)
I bought sooooo much stuff. Like my fridge is having issues closing. Don't believe me?
 In there somewhere are two stalks of lemongrass about half as tall as I am, chinese cabbage, eggplant, leeks, spring greens, ginger, tofu pouches, tuna bits, sake, shoyu, fried cod, red miso paste, a couple different types of pans (an pan is so my favorite), lotus root slices, and a giant daikon radish. In the pantry beside all of my regular supplies are bonito flakes, japanese 5-spice, dashi no moto, dried kelp and sesame seed mix, rice vinegar, mirin, barley tea, curry, and dried udon.
So all of this equals experimenting with new flavors and recipes! Last night I made a miso-udon soup with dashi base, lotus root, daikon, chicken, tofu pouches, spinach, and green onion. When I added the kelp mix and 5-spice, it turned out really well! Tonight I did a vinegar-steamed cabbage and pork dish that has shoyu, garlic, and ginger too with a bit of tofu and egg. Haven't tried it yet but the vinegar smell was definitely there! Hope it'll be tasty tomorrow on some rice. I'll have that and barley tea for lunch! Mmmm.
Oh and today I ran out with two coworkers for some boba tea. We all actually got slushes but whatever. I had the lychee one before so today was peach and boba for me. Cat got the taro root slush which was surprisingly sweet and mild. I love Little Osaka! |
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| new semi-laptop |
[Jun. 27th, 2009|04:00 pm] |
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In between going crazy with editing today, I drove down to my dad's place to give him some goodies from E3 vendors. He ended up giving me an old mini laptop of is that he hasn't used in a year! It's much smaller than normal and doesn't have much memory in the harddrive so any programs I use will need to be located on a big flash or external, but I can type and access the internet on it! Hopefully I can dig up my old copy of Microsoft Word and load it onto here b/c I'm not a huge fan of OpenOffice.
Hooray! Now maybe I can go to coffee shops or cafes and actually get some editing done outside of my room. And I can bring this with me to work and when I'm dog-sitting for Dr. Green and pretty much anywhere! Would have been very useful at E3.And mom's supposedly donating a mini mouse that plugs in through a USB port. I'll just have to get one of those 16gig flashdrives so I can run some programs and watch videos on here.
Weeeee!!
Here's what it looks like:
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| Wild Wonders of Europe Photos |
[Jun. 26th, 2009|11:24 pm] |
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Seriously, you guys gotta check this out. If you like nature photography and/or animals, these galleries are incredible.
http://www.wild-wonders.com/galleries.asp
"Wild Wonders of Europe is about sharing the amazing natural wonders of our continent with 700 million Europeans and the World! Our aim is so that we can all better reconnect to this wonderful heritage, enjoy it more and take care of it more wisely for the future.
Wild Wonders of Europe wants to show that Europe really is not about just highways and cities. But today, many seem to know more about nature in Africa or in America, than in Europe, because that is what’s on TV. The European natural wonders are still very little known to the World. We want to change that.
Wild Wonders of Europe also wants to celebrate the conservation measures taken and to strongly support taking these further. We want to bring you the good news that a lot of wildlife in Europe is actually coming back! That when we humans take the right decisions, nature quickly appreciates it and comes back.
Wild Wonders of Europe has contracted 58 of our continent's most talented and committed nature photographers to make all this visible.
Wild Wonders of Europe started The Great Quest in May 2008.
Follow our photographers at work! Peek through their viewfinders!
Watch this web site fill up with thousands of the most amazing pictures.
New images, blogs and Galleries coming on-line weekly." |
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| 2nd ever protest! |
[Jun. 24th, 2009|04:52 pm] |
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Several of my coworkers and I went to UCLA proper today for a union protest. Can I tell you how much I felt like a socialist? All this chanting and marching and being called "brothers and sisters." Lol! Never in my life would I have thought I'd be participating in something like that. But they're trying to take 8% of our salaries when my lab gets funded through private grants, not state funds that the UC runs on. There's a lot in this whole thing that is fishy; if it had just been about the economic crisis, I would be willing to take a paycut. But nothing that they are proposing in any way resolves the UC's financial issues or relates to our funding from outside sources.
And I might be in the LA Times! A photographer decided I'd make a good shot after I plopped down on the grass and started twiddling my giant sign between my feet. We shall see.
For now, I'm really busy with chapters/one-shots to edit, plus research for a possible editing company that my writer friend/associate editor wants to start up. But now, it's time for a nap and then Kingdom Hearts II. :D |
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[Jun. 7th, 2009|10:48 pm] |
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Ever get on one of those cleaning binges where it all of a sudden sounds like the greatest thing in the world to be able to clean your bathroom?
Oooh yeah, definitely in one of them now. Blast it being so late! I only got half of what I wanted to do done!
But I did play some of that Naruto game and write a review for it. :) Yay for being productive! |
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[Jun. 2nd, 2009|09:42 pm] |
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So tired, zomg. And it's only the first day! Which was a half day!
Just submitted my first preview. :D Like I told Jess, I really should write one more tonight before bed but I'm going to eat and read new!Kirk/Spock fics instead. Don't hate.
I feel kinda bad cause I'm putting off so much stuff for this con: x-files fic to beta, homework to do, patients to test, etc... But it really is a unique opportunity and I'm glad I took it. Yay to Cat for recommending me!
Btw, that whole stereotype of male gamers being nerds and icky isn't entirely true. I did see some super hot guys in the press but there was also this overwhelming stench of B.O. and mildew whenever I got into a crowd. Use a fricking dryer, boys!
And I have pictures but I'll wait to post them until I get some for each day. :) |
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| Pre-E3 stuff |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|11:44 am] |
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As is typical of me, I had issues sleeping last night. Lol. And Nata being particularly noisy didn't help, but it was mostly my mental issues.
Anyways, I made it to LAX and picked up Elliot and Sarah. We made our way through Korea Town to the convention center, not getting too lost along the way. Yay for GPS! I now have my press badge, which gives me "all access." Heeeeee.
Can you tell I'm excited?
Last night I made business cards after Mom and Dad spent half an hour convincing me to do so. I really like my design! I stole the logo for the website I'm writing for and put on some basic contact info. Plus, at the bottom right corner, there's a little tiny squirrel! It seems that my editor in chief had some made up for me already, which Elliot gave me this morning, but I think I like mine better. Mine are glossy and just look a bit more professional. Everyone at the lab seems to think so too, so I may just go back and add a little info and reprint tonight.
After I finish reading up on my list of vendors. Gotta get things done for class, too. And write 15-20 articles. Hmmm, this is gonna be tight.... |
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[May. 31st, 2009|02:29 pm] |
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Poor Monkey. It's her 18th birthday today and Mom and Dad have just taken her to urgent care for a possible kidney infection. :( |
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[May. 29th, 2009|06:09 pm] |
Just got my schedule for E3 game vendors. I find it very amusing that I'll be reviewing the latest installment of Warhammer 40,000, which was the boy's absolute favorite game.
Busy busy busy!! It's gonna be chaos! Fun chaos! Man, I sound like Devin. |
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